"nbc nightly news." >>> now trying for a top, would be first top of the competition. and he has got it. >> nicely done by nathaniel coleman. >> what a moment for the sport and in particular usa climbing. nathaniel coleman winning the silver in men's sports climbing. >> announcer: brought to you by by prudential, sponsor of usa climbing. >>> apple will soon scan iphones for images of child sexual abuse. will use neural match to scan images before they're uploaded to icloud, searching for child pornography, a hit will flag a human to review and notify authorities if necessary. also going to scan for explicit content. protection advocates are hailing the move and advocates for civil liberties are opposing. >>> as the games wind you don't know, athletes are getting rushed out of the country. they have 48 hours because japan is worried about spread of covid-19. >> i leave the village at 1:00 p.m., flight at 5:00 p.m. >> watch the story on nbc lx. >>> after the olympics are over, back to our normal schedule on monday, midday news at 11:00, and "california live" at 11:30, lo

we have a special edition of nbc bay area news at 3:00 followed by "nightly news" before the game. stick around for the latest news right after the final out is made. that's going do it for us. coming up next, they sounded the alarm. they were ignored. we investigate the early warning by some noted engineers who told city leaders the plan to fix san francisco's millennium tower would not work. >>> pride week has arrived in san jose. find out why police officers are not invited. >>> the latest city to push a vaccine mandate. will employees in oakland push back? >> we just want our employees along with community members to be safe, whether vaccinated or not. >> more fallout from covid protocols. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. >> we have exclusive new information on the leaning millennium tower. san francisco was warned ahead of time that the plan to fix the troubled luxury condo building would not work. our team was the first to tell you two nights ago the construction project designed to keep the tower from leaning any further is actually making things

that is "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. lester holt will be in tomorrow i'm peter alexander. for all of us here at nbc news, have a good night. >>> right now at 6:00 a potential humanitarian crisis as the taliban takes over afghanistan. we're live in the bay area's little kabul with reaction from the local afghan community. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. thanks for joining us. we begin with developing news out of afghanistan. right now u.s. troops have nearly completed the evacuation of the embassy in kabul. a stunning turn of events following the longest war in u.s. history. earlier today smoke rose from the embassy as helicopters flew americans to the airport. we've learned first 500 are on a flight back to the u.s. but

that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. i am jose diaz-balart. thank you for the privilege of your time and good night >>> right now at 6:00, conditions changing by the moment. we're tracking a developing story near lake tahoe as the caldor fire continues to grow. >>> the news at 6:00 starts now. thanks for joining us. i'm ginger conejero saab. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. the caldor fire has now jumped highway 50. >> you can see it's an incredibly dangerous situation on the fire lines now. so far flames have burned more than 82,000 acres. there is no containment. and more than 245 homes and buildings have burned. another 15,000 are threatened. in the last 15 minutes, heavenly announced it's closing the resort for the summer because of the fire danger in the tahoe area. this is a live look from an alert wildfire camera at heavenly. the skies, terry, look at that, they're so orange. >> it's all you can see up there. no hint of the beauty in that area. a live look now from the air. we're taking a look at the caldor fire. you can see all the smoke. you c

friendship a young boy fighting for his life and the inspiration he got from far away >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening we are watching two major disasters unfolding overseas tonight. president biden late today ordered more u.s. troops into afghanistan to help get americans out. the taliban took more territory today and are getting closer to the last major holdout. the capital city of kabul. and in haiti, a powerful earthquake throttled the island nation this morning toppling buildings and killing hundreds it is all too similar to the devastating earthquake from 2010 that killed hundreds of thousands of people this earthquake, even more powerful. and there are fears tonight the death toll will rise. we begin with vaughn hillyard >> reporter: this morning, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolting haiti. buildings turning to rubble hospitals overwhelmed. the ascent of the death toll far from known. already more than 200 confirmed dead. >> dead bodies on the streets, you know, and the hospitals, they are full with, you know, dead bodies and people who are injured. >

are also raising awareness about men's health and prostate cancer screenings, as well that is "nbc nightly snow. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. ♪ ♪ get down on it ♪ >>> they're on their own. the bay area city that might require indoor masking again even though the county does not think it is necessary. >> we will welcome these afghans who helped us in the war effort over the last 20 years to their new home in the united states of america. >> speeding up evacuation efforts. thousands more afghans flown out of kabul. what president biden is saying about the timeline for the mission. >> but first, wildfires continue to rage to the north of us sending up thick clouds of smoke. we are tracking what it means for our air quality here in the bay area. the news at

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nbc nightly news is next. fina olympic celebration and the hard-earned victories. the united states on top of the medal count with historic golds for women's basketball and volleyball and the closing ceremonies that celebrates the world coming together to defy the odds. >>> state of emergency. hospitals pushed t the brink by covid cases. austin activating its emergency alert system. new mask mandates in big cities, and some hospitals seeing more children now than ever before. new covid rules for schools. texas will not inform parents about classroom outbreaks as families sue florida to stop the governor's mask mandate ban. many classes there start tomorrow. >>> the battle against california's biggest single wildfire ever. 30,000 people out of their homes. our exclusive interview with the governor. >>> taliban forces take over multiple cities in afghanistan just weeks after most u.s. troops left. the american embassy warning all citizens to get out now. we're on the ground. >>> and a hero' welcome. the epic homecoming as america's athletes return home. >> i just fee

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. the warnings could not be more dire. louisiana's governor today said hurricane ida could be the strongest storm to hit the state since the 1800s. the national weather service predicting some area, could be uninhabitable for weeks or even months. the category 2 hurricane is sganing speed as it moves through the gulf on target to make landfall as early as tomorrow afternoon as a catastrophic category 4 hurricane. exactly 16 years after katrina hit. at this hour, the desperate race to get out. others trying to protect property against wind and life-threatening storm surge. it's a disaster compounded by covid. many hospitals already full. patients and loved ones with nowhere to go. our teams are across the region. we begin tonight with morgan chesky in morgan city, louisiana. >> reporter: tonight, 24 hours to landfall and ida's impact, clear. alabama, mississippi and louisiana all issuing states of emergency ahead of the potential category 4 storm. >> when it hits the gulf and we feel it'

. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. as this latest covid surge has taken hold, there has been a painful sense of dÉjÀ vu. no more than today, the scenes all too familiar. long lines of people trying to get tested, as cases skyrocket. many areas seeing more than at any other point during the pandemic. there are new stories of hospitals pushed to their limits. but this time, children's wards are under siege. and there are new battles but not just over masks. we begin, tonight, with vaughn hillyard in florida. >> reporter: new covid milestones, tonight. cases in the u.s., more than doubling in the last two weeks. now, more than 100,000, a day. as lines for testing starting to mirror last summer's dramatic spike. the country's covid epicenter, florida, shattering its daily record. more than 23,000 new cases, on friday alone. and another jump in hospitalizations to more than 13,000 in the state. cars snaking down roads. families waiting in the heat in tallahassee. >> have you been vaccinated. >> i have not, no. >> but just t

what you need to know when we see you back here for nightly news. >> and coming up the giants take on the braves right here on nbc bay area, that follows nightly news with lest willer hospital and stay tuned after the game for nbc bay area news tonight. we will talk about tonight's greenday concert, vaccinations not rider to get in, are people ready for the next step toward normalcy? >> that is coming up. >>> disturbing findings by an nbc bay area investigation is making headlines nationally. two hospitals are accused of losing or misplacing bodies. how did this happen? >> reporter: we have been looking for answers and found them. we have been reporting on good samaritan hospital, during the type, we uncovered reports of the mishandling of several bodies. we spoke to a woman whose mother passed at the hospital, another woman said they are pregnancy suddenly ended the facility throughout the baby's remains and digging further there were state violations this that were cited that resulted in one patient's body left at a mortuary for 298 days and another left at the hospital morgue for 108 days. >> so one, if they c

constantly learning. >> reporter: even at 96 >> even at 96. >> reporter: catie beck, nbc news. >> terrific advice that's "nightly news" for this wednesday thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone >>> next on nbc bay area news. tonight, are we moving closer to a vakt passport? schools, restaurants, now requiring you to prove you have had covid-19 shots. and then we just warmest july on record by five degrees. usual or a sign of things to come? >>> and would you pay $850,000 for this in yeah. it's a burned-out

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone the fda tonight appears to be on the verge of approving covid booster shots for the first time the third doses would be reserved for certain vulnerable americans, opening a new avenue of defense against the aggressive delta variant. meantime, the challenge of protecting our kids in the face of a growing covid wave is frankly all over the map tonight. from the south, where classroom mask requirements are being banned, to california, where the governor is ordering school employees to show proof of vaccination or face weekly testing. but there is growing urgency to get this right. the daily numbers we're watching, new infections now over 108,000. new deaths exceed 750. but the number we desperately need to climb, the fully vaccinated, not moving quickly enough just shy of 167 million. still barely 50% of us morgan chesky starts our coverage >> reporter: tonight, as covid cases surge yet again, the fda looks to speed up its timeline for booster shots. the agency will authorize a third dose of both pfizer

hitting a new record how flight attendants are learning to defend themselves >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone washington held its breath for several hours today as the u.s. capital complex came under threat again, this time allegedly by a north carolina man with a list of grievances against the government, who according to police, drove his pickup truck on to a sidewalk at the library of congress and declared he had a bomb. capitol hill offices were evacuated as police tried to negotiate with the man who streamed his demands live on social media before surrendering it was another jarring moment at a capitol complex that has been on edge ever since insurrectionists forced their way into the capitol on january 6. pete williams now with late details >> reporter: nearly five hours after he parked his pickup and claimed to have explosives, a 49-year-old man from north carolina gave up and followed instructions to crawl away, ending a tense standoff >> he got out of the vehicle. and surrendered, and the tactical units that were close by took him into

come tonight's first ever mlb game in iowa on the real life field of dreams >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone there is breaking news out of afghanistan tonight where a swift taliban advance and the rapid crumbling of the afghan government is triggering the return of 3,000 u.s. troops to evacuate american civilians the state department accelerating its reduction of embassy staff in kabul, and warning americans should leave the country immediately. tonight some of afghanistan's largest cities are back under taliban control as fears grow that the capital itself, kabul, could fall soon. the reintroduction of american ground troops coming just week before the scheduled end of the decades-long u.s. military mission there. kelly cobiella is in kabul tonight with the latest. >> reporter: tonight a shocking announcement just weeks before the u.s. completes its full withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. >> this is a temporary mission with a narrow focus. >> reporter: 3,000 additional personnel will be temporarily deployed to kabul airport in the next fe

then we'll have a special edition of nbc bay area news at 3:00, followed by nightly news at >>> the kidsfield moving on to the semifinals for america's got talent. part of the nbc bay area family. jodi is rooting for her two sons. you can catch them next week. >>> tonight the race against time in afghanistan. just days before the withdrawal deadline, the state department says 1,500 americans are still stuck. we've learned among them 23 california school students. this along with tens of thousands of afghans, plus the two u.s. congressmen making a secret trip to kabul, and richard engel's interview with a top taliban official will they block evacuations? >>> as covid cases soar, johnson & johnson says a second dose of its vaccine increases protection by nine times. how long will that protection last, and what experts say about mixing and matching the booster shots. >>> shocking body camera footage emerging of a state trooper beating a black motorist during a traffic stop the police calling it excessive and unjustifiable. the officer accused of hiding the video >>> a big defeat for the bid

stephanie gosk, nbc news >> glad we could share his story. >>> that's “nightly news” for this thursdaynks for watching. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone >>> next on "nbc bay area news", tonight deadly blasts at an airport in afghanistan as more americans try to leave the country. >> we will not forgive. we will not forget. >> it has just been a complete nightmare. >> tonight a conversation with a bay area woman whose family still is trying to get out. >>> then -- >> it is really heartbreaking, knowing that people are fighting for their lives and it could have been prevented. >> growing frustration at hospitals inundated with covid patients, but is there a point where a doctor might not see you if you are not

. >> coming up on nbc "nightly news," lester holt speaks with the human rights lawyer who fights for justice in afghanistan. hear what she says about the horror that's happening right now. >>> with california's recall election is one month away. governor newsom is kicking up a vote, "no campaign." he met with volunteers and supporters. he predicts california could go off a cliff if he's replaced by a conservative. that would be a critical blow equalled to the world's fifth largest economy. >> the economy in the last five years have grown faster than any western democracy in the world. out performed the united states, germany and japan. close to 600,000 jobs in the last five months. >> voters should have their mail-in ballots by monday. that's also the day early in-person starts. polls indicate conservative radio host, larry elder on the left is leaving to replace governor newsom and followed by john cox and faulkner and katelyn jenner. >>> the giants make their season debut on nbc bay area. >> the giants are hoping to keep that momentum going tonight. this is a live look at oracle pa

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higher prices and fewer choices as they head back to work how you can save >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there is news tonight that officials hope will get many cautious and reluctant americans off the fence and to covid vaccination centers. pfizer today granted full fda approval for its vaccine. the hope now is that americans who have been waiting for a full fda sign-off will have the reason they need to roll up their sleeves. but the news is also strengthening the hands of companies and institutions that are moving to require workers and students in some cases to be fully vaccinated americans still playing catchup with a virus that infected 180,000 people just this past weekend and took almost 1,200 lives. miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: expected but still historic today's full approval of pfizer's vaccine for people 16 and older marks another major milestone in the pandemic, coming 97 days after the fda began its official review the first covid vaccine to move beyond emergency use authorization. the new announcement expected to move th

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. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone an america that became weary of war is tonight witnessing from afar the raw and ugly reality of what the u.s. has left behind in the wake of its withdrawal from afghanistan, a vacuum filled by a resurgent taliban. its fighters have now ensnared the country's most important cities except the capital of kabul, grabbing territory, and now a high profile afghan commander. the speed of the militant advance adding urgency to efforts to put thousands of american boots back on the ground to oversee the departure of u.s. embassy staffers nbc's kelly cobiella remains in kabul tonight and starts our coverage >> reporter: tonight the taliban is firmly in control of afghanistan's second largest city, kandahar the militants consolidating their territory in the south, the north, and the west where they seized the historic city of herat and its famed military commander mohammad ismail khan. in this taliban propaganda video, khan, who fought the taliban in 2001, says he hopes the militants will bring peace, security,

and in texas, the court ruling throwing schools into confusion over masks >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone for two decades, we wondered how our longest war would end. now we know. a total collapse that will be remembered by its swiftness and by its own saigon moment. afghan civilians desperate to leave their country trying to climb aboard a u.s. transport plane as it taxied for takeoff president biden today addressed the american people, admitting events unfolded more quickly than he expected, with the taliban taking control in just three months after the start of the u.s. withdrawal. the president calling the images of afghans trying to flee gut wrenching, but resolute that there will be no turning back the clock in afghanistan, blaming afghans for not fighting for themselves saying after 20 years, he will not put more american lives at risk tonight, however, american troops are still arriving to secure the kabul airport and the departure of american and allied civilians richard engel leads our team on the ground in kabul >> reporter: tens

nightly news" for this thursday from tokyo. you can watch all the olympic action tonight here on nbc. s" kids edition from tokyo is streamin g >>> right now at 4:00. how far away are you from needing the booster shot. >> i'm aging, and soy need a booster. >> the new numbers on the advice as doctors of the new variant is driving up cases. >>> it won't be long before levi's stadium is opening to thousands of stands. we will tell you what the 49ers had to do to make sure that covid doesn't come in as well. >>> redemption for team usa and the women's national soccer team earns a spot on the podium. >> that is what this team does. we never give up. we always fight. >> we will take you live for tokyo for what we can watch tonight in primetime. the news at 4:00 starts now, and thank you for joining us on this olympic edition of nbc bay area. >> and we will go live to tokyo in a few minutes, but right now, brace for a booster, because moderna said that while the covid vaccine protection is holding up, people will need a booster within months. and cdc has said that they are not ready to say tha

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone president biden announced late today that the u.s. is on pace to finish the removal of u.s. citizens and military troops from afghanistan by the august 31st deadline the president, however, leaving the door open to stay longer, acknowledging contingency planning is under way the u.s. tonight caught between the proverbial rock and hard place on one side, the enormous challenge of getting the last of americans safely out while at the same time demobilizing the last of our troops there. on the other side, the risk of renewed conflict with the taliban and potential terror attacks tonight, the pace of evacuation flights is picking up, but will it be quick enough as the clock winds down peter alexander has late details. >> reporter: tonight with the frantic rush to evacuate stranded americans and desperate afghans and despite please from g-7 allies to stay longer, president biden is sticking with his self-imposed august 31st deadline for u.s. forces to leave afghanistan. >> we are currently on pace to fini

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the biden administration tonight doing the tough math six days to meet the afghanistan exit deadline as many as 1,500 american civilians in need of a way out and thousands of u.s. troops also subject to that withdrawal deadline the president unwavering in his determination to abide by that august 31st date, but publicly the administration sending different signals about options for americans who may not make it under the wire in time. the good news, we learned today, there appear to be far fewer americans still in the country than first estimated. peter alexander with the latest from the white house. >> reporter: with a desperate rush to leave before the august 31st deadline, the biden administration tonight estimates 1,500 americans are still stranded in afghanistan. secretary of state antony blinken saying 6,000 were there when the country fell to the taliban. 4,500 have been evacuated since. and the u.s. has made contact with at least 500 of those still there. >> for the remaining roughly 1,000 contacts th

hit alarming heights not seen since the winter surge >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt substituting tonight and reporting from new orleans, tom llamas. >> good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester we are coming to you tonight from an american city in crisis and a region in need of help hurricane ida causing catastrophic damage. the view from above just a glimpse of the actual pain felt on the ground families in la place, louisiana running from ida's surge overnight, and today pulled from their homes in boats hospital staff caring for sick patients as parts of their buildings came apart in grand isle, ida's force and surge captured on camera in realtime and now a cleanup under way so people have some place to stay and tonight you'll meet the nurse who cared for dozens of babies in a nicu unit, unable to see her own children to help infants in need of all of this as new orleans faces a new type of disaster no power anywhere in the city at least one million still in the dark. tonight it could be weeks before it comes back the death toll tonight stands at two, but the

. >>> the first honor flight since covid struck we're on board >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone in a major step to get us in front of the quickly spreading delta covid variant, american adults who have received the full doses of moderna or pfizer vaccines were told today they'll need to roll up their sleeves again. the biden administration says a booster or third shot will be necessary to increase our immune responses to the virus. the announcement today by federal health officials acknowledging that over time, those original doses become less effective in preventing infections, while emphasizing they are still robust in preventing severe disease and hospitalization. still, officials say you'll need that booster eight months after your second shot the jury still out on the johnson & johnson vaccine tonight. miguel almaguer has late details >> reporter: making it official today, the first booster shots for the general public will go into arms september 20th after the fda and cdc sign off, most adults fully vaccinated for at least eight

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. >>> the first honor flight since covid struck we're on board >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone in a major step to get us in front of the quickly spreading delta covid variant, american adults who have received the full doses of moderna or pfizer vaccines were told today they'll need to roll up their sleeves again. the biden administration says a booster or third shot

higher prices and fewer choices as they head back to work how you can save >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there is news tonight that officials hope will get many cautious and reluctant americans off the fence and to covid vaccination centers. pfizer today granted full fda approval for its vaccine. the hope now is that americans who have been waiting for a

. >> coming up on nbc nightly news, in his own words, jimmy remembers his time in afghanistan, lessons larged and thoughts on ending the war. >>> now another country in crisis. haiti struggling to recover. relief efforts are under way, but they face serious obstacles from another natural phenomenon. tropical storm grace dumping heavy rain overnight in haiti's southern peninsula, the same region that was devastated over the weekend by a 7.2 magnitude quake. international relief organizations are having a difficult time getting the supplies to some of the most-heavily-impacted regions because of flooded roads and now mudslides. the u.s. coast guard is evacuating some of the critically ill patients back to port-au-prince. >>> as the number of coronavirus cases continues to soar nationwide, there's increasing talk of booster shots for those already vaccinated. dan shanman explains. >> reporter: as covid cases continue to spread across the country, sources tell nbc news, federal health officials and medical experts are expected to soon recommend booster shots for most americans. the plan fo

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> hello, everyone great to be back from our coverage at the olympics, but returning, frankly, to a country that sadly looks a lot more like last winter when it comes to covid that's how much ground we've lost in the fight against the pandemic as we're about to show you, in some parts of the country, hospitals themselves are on the critical list. available icu beds counted in single digits, or worse yet, patients turned away. as the danger of the delta variant becomes more apparent each day, more americans are getting vaccinated that number well above 166 million. finally edging above the 50% mark but the goalposts may be moving. the threshold for herd immunity now calculated to be well beyond 80%, according to a recent briefing by the infectious diseases society of america. our teams on the ground tonight in two very hard hit places morgan chesky starts us off now from texas. >> reporter: tonight, as the delta variant wreaks havoc nationwide, covid cases now rising in every state, pushing many hospitals into crisis mode. >>

gadi schwartz, nbc news, new port beach, california. >> fun to see her having fun. that's nightlyrom tokyo. you can watch all of the olympic action tonight on nbc. thanks for watching, everyone. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each >>> there are things going on behind the scenes that we're trying to top of scores. >> the reason she says this medal means more than all the others. >>> mandatory vaccines. authority issued. >>> giving out shots. the bay area hospital doing it and the loophole for booster shots. >>> thanks for joining us for this olympic edition of nbc bay area news. i'm jessica aguirre. >> we'll go to tokyo in a few minutes. more cities and counties call for all employees to be vaccinated, some labor unions are privately pushing back. it could mean police officers and firefighters are not except. and some of them have been very vocal about refusing to get vaccinated. damian trujillo looks at all first responders getting

and inspiring lessons from a young man now fulfilling his olympic dreams >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone a war that over 20 years has cost our country so much grief is still taking american lives practically to the bitter end at least a dozen u.s. troops were killed after two explosions rocked the area around the kabul airport. just five days before u.s. forces are scheduled to depart for good a suicide bomber detonating at what's known as the abbey gate to the airport where crowds gathered. a second bomb struck outside a hotel adjacent to the airfield in addition to the dead, at least 15 american service members were hurt. there were heavy civilian casualties as well president biden speaking from the white house shortly before we came on air tonight saying to the terrorists behind the attack, we will make you pay, and telling american commanders they will finish the mission. richard engel begins our reporting. >> reporter: it was every soldier and marine in kabul's worst fear, an attack where they're most exposed. as troops were padding

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone president bidennced late today that the u.s. is on pace to finish the removal of u.s. citizens and military troops from afghanistan by the august 31st deadline the president, however, leaving the door open to stay longer, acknowledging contingency planning is under way the u.s. tonight caught between the proverbial rock and hard place on one side, the

hitting a new record how flight attendants are learning to defend themselves >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly with lester holt >> good evening, everyone washington held its breath for several hours today as the u.s. capital complex came under threat again, this time allegedly by a north carolina man with a list of grievances against the government, who according to police, drove his pickup truck on to a sidewalk at the library of congress and declared he had a bomb. capitol hill offices

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone the military airlift to evacuate americans, allies, and afghans who worked for the u.s. appears tonight to be morphing into a broader refugee relief operation, one captured in some more gut-wrenching images of chaos and heartbreak outside the kabul airport. the pictures and first person accounts belying a more upbeat assessment of the mission so far by president biden today. the president pointing to the thousands successfully evacuated so far, and reiterating his promise to bring all americans home but the president also warning of potential danger as the u.s. relies on an uneasy alliance with the taliban to secure safe passage to the kabul airport. kelly o'donnell begins our coverage. >> reporter: kabul's evacuation mission surrounded by desperation and danger the president under pressure, making this pledge >> let me be clear any american who wants to come home, we will get you home >> reporter: extending that to afghan citizens who worked with american military >> yes, yes, we're making the same commi

we will have much more tonight on nbc "nightly news with lester holt." i'm kate snow in nbc new york. >>> and we continue our coverage with a special edition of nbc bay area news. good morning to you. i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm kris sanchez. marcus and laura are off. we're going to start with some breaking news out of santa clara right now. here is sky ranger overhead of an encampment fire near northbound 101 and trumbull. you may have seen the smoke in the air. we saw a very large black column going up into the air but it now appears that the fire is getting largely under control. we see that there is some traffic diversion there in the area. so if you're headed out, make sure you go to nbcbayarea.com and check out our traffic situation there. >>> also breaking, the fda, as you heard the president say, just gave full approval to pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. the president spoke just a few moments ago to the nation in a special report. the pfizer covid vaccine is now the nation's first to go beyond that emergency use authorization and health officials say

and inspiring lessons from a young man now fulfilling his olympic dreams >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone a war that over 20 years has cost our country so much grief is still taking american lives practically to the bitter end at least a dozen u.s. troops were killed after two explosions rocked the area around the kabul airport. just five days before

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone the military airlift to evacuate americans, allies, and afghans who worked for the u.s. appears tonight to be morphing into a broader refugee relief operation, one captured in some more gut-wrenching images of chaos and heartbreak outside the kabul airport.

hit alarming heights not seen since the winter surge >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt substituting tonight and reporting from new orleans, tom llamas. >> good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester we are coming to you tonight from an american city in crisis and a region in need of help hurricane ida causing

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